I think this is going to be the most creative post of all time....
I can't seem to justify 15 $ / 1oz from ito-en gyokuro to my SO.....
she thinks I paid 15 $ for 1 lb of gyokuro...
how do you guys do it?
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My wife and I agreed on how much a week I can spend on tea, so whatever I do with that is my business.
It does help if the SO is at least a little open-minded.
Gyokuro is very expenisve, so that's challenging, but you can break it down to a per cup cost. Its one thing to say this tea is a $100 lb, and another to say this cup costs less than a can of coke.
It does help if the SO is at least a little open-minded.
Gyokuro is very expenisve, so that's challenging, but you can break it down to a per cup cost. Its one thing to say this tea is a $100 lb, and another to say this cup costs less than a can of coke.
Re: how to justify the high cost of quality teas to GF/SO/Wi
That's a good question. My SO is becoming, shall we say, "curious" about the amount of tea I am buying, the # of adagio tins I have stacked up in the "tea cabinet", and what it all costs.inspectoring wrote:I think this is going to be the most creative post of all time....
I can't seem to justify 15 $ / 1oz from ito-en gyokuro to my SO.....
she thinks I paid 15 $ for 1 lb of gyokuro...
how do you guys do it?
I have a few thoughts on the matter:
1) Tea makes you happy, and therefore you can't put a price on happiness!
2) Having a daily Starbucks/fancy coffee drink habit is more expensive than a daily tea habit
3) Tea is good for you, so you're saving money in the long run from not having expensive doctor bills (okay, this one's a bit of a reach...)
4) Tea can be viewed as a hobby/passion, and many hobbies cost money
That all being said.... isn't gyokuro traditionally used in Japan for special occassions only, and not as an every day tea...?
Re: how to justify the high cost of quality teas to GF/SO/Wi
Yeah, pretty much. Sencha is the mainstay tea. And then you can also consider the Kukicha/bancha/etc route for even cheaper tea.Time4Tea wrote: That all being said.... isn't gyokuro traditionally used in Japan for special occassions only, and not as an every day tea...?
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Wow...I knew this was going to be funny....
I just gave her some old green tea I was going to throw away and she hated it. Then I asked her to try another one....Gyokuro - and right away she LOVED IT @!....she has tried a lot of my tea selection but her reaction has never been this strong....however after the praises the first thing she said was - something that tastes so good HAS to be expensive...
I do agree though...if it costs about a 1$ a cup....its not too bad...
I just gave her some old green tea I was going to throw away and she hated it. Then I asked her to try another one....Gyokuro - and right away she LOVED IT @!....she has tried a lot of my tea selection but her reaction has never been this strong....however after the praises the first thing she said was - something that tastes so good HAS to be expensive...
I do agree though...if it costs about a 1$ a cup....its not too bad...
Ah, two of the things I love the most about my husband are a) that he is a computer geek, which is a way more expensive habit and that b) he really does not care if I spend money on hobbies (with in reason, and his definition of reasonable is pretty liberal. )
And, as Sky said, it's cheaper and better for you then crack! (though, admittedly, I usually go with heroin)
And, as Sky said, it's cheaper and better for you then crack! (though, admittedly, I usually go with heroin)